International ACH Transaction (IAT) Output Sort Sign Up Instructions

What the Service is

The service enables receiving points to receive IAT items in a file that is separate from most other SEC items. IATs are delivered by means of an existing FedACH® file type, AJ06, which also contains TRC, TRX, and XCK SEC items.

What the Service costs

Please review the FedACH Services fee schedule for cost information.

Who Can Sign Up

Depository Institutions that are receiving points and Service Providers sign up for the service. Depository Institutions that are not receiving points but want their IAT items delivered in an AJ06 file, will need to ask their Service Providers to sign up for the service.

How to Sign Up

Customers will complete one of the tables in Part 3 of the Participation Agreement, depending upon whether they are a Depository Institution or Service Provider:

  • Your institution is a Receiving Point and wants to receive IATs sorted by file type only.

    Complete: Table R.2 (PDF) - Receiving Point File Sort Selections for Depository Institutions
    Select one of the IAT Sort Groups (304, 306, 307, or 310) in the File Sort Table.

  • Your institution is a Receiving Point and wants to receive IATs sorted by item type1 and file type.

    Complete: Table R.4 (PDF) - Participating Institution Item Type Receipt Sort Options
    Select the 407 Item Type in the Item Type Receipt Table and select "Participating Institution" in the "send to" column. Next, select one of the IAT Sort Groups in section 3 of the Table.

  • Your organization is a Service Provider and a Receiving Point and wants to receive IATs sorted by file type only.

    Complete: Table R.1 (PDF) - Receiving Point Options for Participating Institutions/Service Providers
    Select one of the IAT Sort Groups (304, 306, 307, or 310) in the File Sort Table.

  • Your organization is a Service Provider but not a Receiving Point and wants to receive IATs sorted by file type only.

    Complete: Table R.8 (PDF) - Service Provider File Sort Selections
    Select one of the IAT Sort Groups (304, 306, 307, or 310) in the File Sort Table

Footnote

1 Item type sorts enable a DI to send different item types, e.g., corporate, commercial, government, etc., to different Receiving Points. A file sort may not be necessary for a DI that only receives the 407 item type (IATs, TRC, TRX, and XCK) and sends all other item types to another Receiving Point.

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